I've been doing a lot of writing for the next chapter. I still have a couple of scenes to complete, but it's really coming along. For fun, I thought I'd run what I had through Wordle to see what that suggested about the contents of the chapter. To me, it's more of a teaser than a spoiler, but if you'd rather not know, well you know the drill...
There are a couple of key scenes left out of this. There will be more of the Smith/Curious family in general, as I have only just broadly covered a couple of their scenes and will need to fill them in. There will also be a slight continuation of the scene on the front step with Johnny and Jayne from the end of chapter 33. Other than that, it's pretty much written.
One thing is certain: this is very much a Johnny-centric chapter. I don't think that should come as much of a surprise to anyone. What Will Johnny Do? Heheh. It's a good question. I still haven't fully decided on all the details of how this plays out. Almost, but not quite. It keeps changing on me.
I think I can safely say that this will be ready in January. It's entirely possible that I could get it done before Christmas at the rate I've been going (though the pics may take a little longer), but I plan to wait either way. New year, new chapter. :) That is the plan.